Life's missed opportunities, at the end, may seem more poignant to us than those we embraced — because in our imagination they have a perfection that reality can never rival.

In thinking about 'depressing movies,' many people don't realize that all bad movies are depressing, and no good movies are.

It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.

You can't just tell actors, especially young ones, to 'act happy' and expect them to do it. They must in some essential way be happy.

The Muse visits during the process of creation, not before.

The problem with being sure that God is on your side is that you can't change your mind, because God sure isn't going to change His.

It is human nature to look away from illness. We don't enjoy a reminder of our own fragile mortality. That's why writing on the Internet has become a lifesaver for me. My ability to think and write have not been affected. And on the Web, my real voice finds expression.